What is cable TV Hong Kong?

Cable TV Hong Kong (Hong Kong Cable Television Ltd): controlled by Wharf Holdings, operates over 100 channels with programmes broadcast in English, Cantonese, Putonghua and other languages.

When did television start in Hong Kong?

A short-lived network, known as Commercial Television, opened in 1975 and operated for about three years until its bankruptcy (see 1970s in Hong Kong ). Government-owned Radio Television Hong Kong (RTHK) (a radio broadcaster from 1949) starting making TV programmes in 1976 - to be aired on TVB and ATV and later on HKCTV and Now TV.

What is the best Hong Kong TV drama?

Best Hong Kong TV dramas. The Bund《上海灘》(1980) Set in 1920s Republican-era Shanghai, The Bund begins with Hui Man-keung (Chow Yun-fat) and Ting Lik (Ray Lui) struggling to earn a living in the Triad business, and all the shady dealings, violent confrontations, a tragic love triangle, murders and revenge that ensue.

What is standard-definition broadcasting in Hong Kong?

The official specification defines standard-definition broadcasting as 576i at 50 fields per second and high-definition broadcasting in 720p at 50 Hz or 1080i at 50 Hz. All major transmitters were completed by 2008, covering at least 75 percent of the Hong Kong population. [5]